Posted on 02/05/2025 4:10:51 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
WASHINGTON—Democrats are focusing their fire on billionaire Elon Musk—not President Trump—as they push back against the administration’s lightning-fast moves to dismantle parts of the government and dig into sensitive federal data.
“In the building behind me, Elon Musk is seizing power from the American people. We are here to fight back,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), at a large rally Tuesday at the Treasury Department headquarters.
Department headquarters. Musk “wants the power to decide whether or not every road repair in America goes forward, whether or not every Head Start center in America opens and whether or not every military base anywhere in the world operates according to Elon,” she said.
Activists, who have grumbled about party leadership and been urging a more muscular response, waved signs that read “Nobody Elected Elon,” a show of enthusiasm that has been in short supply since November.
Democrats are trying to paint Musk as the man pulling the levers in Washington—not Trump or the voters who elected him. After struggling to land on a clear message in the months following their November defeat, Democrats are lambasting Musk’s efforts to take control over swaths of the federal government as part of his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency.
“He’s a good villain,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D., Va.) “He makes it so easy because he’s so disregarding of how people feel. You know there’s no empathy, there’s no sense of trying to help people.”
Rep. Jared Golden, a centrist Democrat from Maine who represents a district that voted for Trump, said his office has been inundated by calls in recent days about Musk, not the president. “My constituents, and a majority of this country, put Trump in the White House, not this unelected, weirdo billionaire,” he tweeted.
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They have NOTHING left..what we are all witnessing is the total destruction of the Democrat party and its GLORIOUS to watch..they are as popular as jock itch
They are so caring to everyone except America.
The guy slashing insane levels of corrupt spending? Ohhh kaaay
DOGE Lord Musk. Hilarious!!
Hey Democrats ...
"Who is your Daddy?"
I wish we could get #YAWN going for them. Same screed, same barking, same playbook just with less slush money thanks to #DOGE.
Sounds like Rep. Jared Golden’s office is in KAOS!
Hypothetically, what if a political party was thoroughly corrupted and at every level, and a DOGE-like investigation threatened to expose the entire extent of the (potential) crimes, deceit and collaborations, what would the perps do and say at the beginning of the fact-finding probes?
Perhaps overly dramatic and fear-mongering statements? Consider...
Elon Musk is seizing power from the American people. We are here to fight back,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D)
Not an accusation, of course, however we Conservatives will be highly interested in what DOGE turns up, and the over-acting from the Dems makes us just that much more curious.
LMAO is this jornolist for real? I have never seen people happier and Musk is the reason, they love the stopping of all this money going to “foreign aid.”
The only people who think this are going to work voted for Kammy Harris in 2024
The Wall St. Urinal. No credibility form that toilet paper rag.
Sure they been “inundated with calls” by their astrotruf whining about their USAID checks bouncing when they tried to cash them
In business, an axe man has a temporary function.
If Elon Musk was as evil as these people claim, he would be putting code into their taxpayer subsidized Teslas to lock down the car. With them in it.
The Wall Street Journal used to be almost down the middle. That is over
The more the Democrats shout, the more bits and pieces come out about what corrupt activities have been going on at various federal agencies.
Thank goodness that people are getting information from more than just the MSM networks.
It is becoming common knowledge that there is something seriously wrong with these agencies.
I think that Trump needs to use the Bully Pulpit to speak to the American people about some of the things being uncovered and use clear examples. If he does it in such a way that is dramatic, the Media will have to report it.
Trump is winning, but he needs to not only destroy the Deep State, but he also needs to win “hearts and minds” of the mislead voters. That has always been one of his strong suits.
Make a list of all those yelling at DOGE, and connect the dots.
“They have NOTHING left”
They are throwing all their BS up against the wall to see if anything sticks.
"In the distance thunderstorms over the South African Veldt, bringing the damp scent of wind blown petrichor. The Dark Doge Lord El-An Musk, calls down his AI Gods to torment his foes, driving the maddened gibbering enemies of the state before him!"
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